Nucleus (3) – Snakehips Etcetera

I am pretty sure thats Chris Bellmans little CB squiggle in the runouts! Be With have really gone to town and their reissues at sane prices are much more up my street than the overpriced and underperforming MOFI and AP stuff. This ones just brilliant in every way.... totally flat, zero tonearm movements, quiet surfaces snd great sounding throughout even on my humble 3rd setup Project deck. Nice archival worthy poly inner as per from Record Industry. This is why i continue to persist with this now frustratingly poor quality format and hobby!

Regarding the fact that this release is a rerelease, it should be transferred to the original 1975 release. Other Nucleus BE WITH Records rereleases are filed underneath the original releases as well.

OK, so Mr.Carr strides on and on. Or did we state so before? Some new folks around, though. The cliché-filled half-funk of ''Rat's bag'' is probably overestimated by its creators, a poor statement to begin with. ''Alive and kicking'' does better. Mysterious and widely spaced reeds are the intro to a much more supple and driving kind of jazz-rock. It's quite a bit too long, though. The rest of the album has its share of inspired playing, but the context is often too predictable. The strange incisions of the title track escape this predictability and do not always lead where you already expected the music to land. ''Pussyfoot'' is by virtue of its magical flute solo the best track. No need to remark, probably, that the playing is immaculate throughout.